{"id":3739,"date":"2020-12-06T17:22:29","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T17:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/jonny-evans-says-leicesters-wesley-fofana-can-become-one-of-best-centre-backs-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2020-12-06T17:22:29","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T17:22:29","slug":"jonny-evans-says-leicesters-wesley-fofana-can-become-one-of-best-centre-backs-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/sport\/jonny-evans-says-leicesters-wesley-fofana-can-become-one-of-best-centre-backs-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonny Evans says Leicester’s Wesley Fofana can become ‘one of best centre-backs in the world’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Evans singled out Fofana’s performance against Arsenal this season as a highlight for the young defenderLeicester City’s Jonny Evans says 19-year-old team-mate Wesley Fofana has all the attributes to become a world-class defender. The Foxes signed the French teenager from Saint-Etienne on a five-year-contract for an undisclosed fee.”He can probably go on and become one of the best centre-backs in the world,” Evans told BBC Radio 5 Live.”Sometimes you forget how young he is. He’s got a real athleticism and maturity about him.”Fofana has impressed as part of Leicester’s defensive unit this season, helping the club to a run of six successive wins and four clean sheets before the international break. “You can tell he’s goin… Click below to read the full story from BBC Sport
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Evans singled out Fofana’s performance against Arsenal this season as a highlight for the young defenderLeicester City’s Jonny Evans says 19-year-old team-mate Wesley Fofana has all the attributes to become a world-class defender. 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